Covering for hair waving



Feb. 4, 1930. P. D. SPAETH, JR 1,746,013

COVERING FOR HAIR WAVING Filed Feb. .18, 1929 Imwmor/L I A11 orri ey ingor permanent man a Feb. .4, 1930 UNITED srAT-Es PA EN EE.41-

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This invention relates to the waving :of-

' hair u on-.'thehuman'head 'and more articular to a covering which is applie to a stran of hair during a 'wavin process.

v 6 One well known process of pro ucing last ing a flat strand of hair s irally, one turn p 'over another,'u onarod'an then treatingthe hair with a. so ution,-generally alkaline, and

i .1 subjecting it to heat to produce steam and cause the hair to take a set in its wound shape. This rocess -.is carried on by covering a wound strand of hair with a layer of absorbent material containing a treating soluition, which may, in turn be covered with a moisture retaining envelope, a metallic guard or' the like, and the covered strand is enclosed within an electric heater of one or more sections and havin a longitudinal slot through which the hair passes from the'sealp.

The interior of the heater is generally of cylindrical shape while the coil of hair is somewhat irregular'in shape, usually being thicker at the middle of the curler rod even when this is made'smaller in diameter-at'this' point than at its ends. Consequently, at some places along the wound strand'the heater presses the absorbent material against the hair while at other places the heatenis. spaced away; from the, absorbent materialand partially heat-insulated from it by the intervening air. This condition, of course,

causes some parts of the strand to be'subj ected 5 to much more heat than others, and prevents all parts of the strand from being uniformly waved. Also, when several layers of covering materialsare used, as when a sheet of waxe paper or the like is used'to cover the absorbent material, added time and labor are obnsumed in their application.

An object of the: present invention is; to-- provide an improved covering for a wound strand of hair whichwill eliminate the disadvantages of prior coverin s.

Other objects will hereina r appear.

The invention will be better understood.

from the description of one practical embodiment thereof, illustrated in the accompanying-drawings, in which:

waves consists of windorative solution as one of an oily nature maya moisture-retaining material forwhich 1 covering the hair; Figure is a perspective view-,of the pad wh1le'hav1ng 1ts edge inserted in a clamp applied to a wound strand of hair; and a Figure 3 1s a viewpartially in cross sect1on and partially in perspective of the pad afterv application to a strand of hair and of the parts of the waving apparatus associated therewith. v 1

The pad shown consists ofthree layers or phes of material, each of rectangular'shape, attached to each other along one edge. j

The first or inner ply 1 is of a material have mg a high heat conductivity, a material which I find particularly well adaptedfor this ply being aluminum foil, although other thin metallic sheets or the like could be used. The

wrapper be f oreibeing appliedto I I fu nction of this ply is to" conduct heat throughout its extent and so deliver it uniformly to the entire strand of hair which it surrounds. This ply is provided with a number of perforations 2, fairly closely spaced throughout its .extent, so that vapor may readily pass through it from the second ply to the hair strand and may easily permeate the entire strand. f v The second or intermediate ply 3 of thepad is of absorbent material, conveniently a fabricsuch as flannel, gauze, or the like, and is intended to carry the solution or one of several solutions with which the hair is to be treated.- This solution may be supplied to the absorbent material by dipping the latter in the solution before applying the pad the absorbent material, it, being only necessary to dip the same in water, or a non-evapto be incorporated .in the pad during its manufacture. v

" The third or outer ply 4 of the pad is of prefer parchment, although paper or cloth 95. which may be waxed, oiled or otherwise waterproofed, metallic foil, or other material may be used. vThis ply is imperforateto prevent escape of vapor when. the solution is heated and to cauw the same to penetrate the 10o i attached edge. or the one opposite.

I The three lies are attached to each other at one edge y stitching 5, a cord 6 being laid along this edge so that it is also 'attached to the plies by the stitching. The cord is used to produce a thickened edge by WlllCll the pad is connected to the clamp used to v hold the strand of hair adjacent its roots.

The pads are most conveniently made by securing together long strips of the materials used along one ed e and then cutting the strips up transverse y into pads of the proper length. While stitching is the only securlng means shown, any other desired means as staples, cement, or the like may be used.

The clamp illustrated is similar to that shown iii the patent to -Decker Number 1,683,531, issued September 4, 1928, and consists of two pivotally connected arms 7 and 8, each comprising a bar 9 of heat-insulating material and a metallic bar 10 connected thereto and spaced-therefrom. The clamp is retained in closed position by an eccentric look as shown in the above mentioned atent. A retainer consisting of a-tubular piece 11 slotted at 12 throughout its length is secured to the upper side of arm 7 and receives and retains the enlarged edge of the pad, the three plies of which'extend through the slot, the edge of the pad being Sl 1(l lIllJO one .end of the retainer.

The application of the pad is very simple, it being only necessary'to slide the enlarged edge into the retainer of a clamp applied to a strand of hair, as illustrated in Figure 2, wrap the pad over the hair A upon its curler rod B with the perforated ply 1 next to the hair, as shown in Figure 3, and twist or bend .each end of the pad to enclose the strand of hair. After this the heater is ap plied and currentsup lied it to heat the pad and hair and so pro uce the desired wave.

While I have described the illustrated embodiment of my invention in some particularity, this is done by way of illustration only and it is obvious .that many other embodimentswill readily occur to those skilled in this art, and I do not therefore limit myself to the precise' details shown and described but claim as my invention all embodiments coming within the scope of the appended claim I claim:

1. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising a. perforate sheet of heat conducting material, a moisture retaining ply, and. an abs0rb ent ply intermediate said two first mentioned plies.

2. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising a perforate ply of thin sheet metal, a

moisture retaining ply, and an absorbent ply .termediate said two first mentioned plies.

4. A multl-plyhair waving pad comprisintermediate said two first mentioned plies.

3. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising a perforate ply of aluminum foil, a moisture retaining ply, and an absorbent ply ining a perforate ply of aluminum foil, an. imperforateply of parchment, and a ply of absorbent fabric intermediate said foil and parchment.-

5. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising a ply of foraminous heat conducting material, a moisture'retaining ply, and an ab sorbent ply intermediate said two first mentioned plies, said pliesbeing secured together along one edge. 1

. 6. A mult-i-ply hair waving pad comprismg a ply of foraminous heat conducting material, a moisture retaining ply, and an absorbent'ply intermediate said two first mentioned plles, saidplies being secured together by stitching along one edge.

7. A multi-ply hair waving pad compris- I I plies being secured together absorbent fabric intermediate said foil and parchment, said plies being secured together by stitching along one edge.

9. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising a ply of foram1nous heat conducting material, a molsture retaining ply, and an absorbent ply intermediate said two first mentioned plies, said plies being secured together along one edge and this edge beingthicker than the rest of the pad. 10. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising a ply of foraminous heat conducting materlal, a moisture retaining'ply, an absorbent ply intermediate said two first mentioned phes, sa1d plies being secured together along one edge, and a cord secured along said edge.

11. A multi-ply hair waving pad'comprising a ply of foraminous sheet metal, a moisture retaining ply, an absorbent ply intermediate said twofirst mentiofi'ed plies, said along one edge, and a cord along said edge and secured to said plies by said stitching.

12. In combination, a-hair waving pad having a thickened edge and a hair engaging clamp having a channel shaped retainer receivlng and retaining said edge. 13. In combination, a multi-ply hair wavmg pad, the plies of whichare securedtoplies being secured together by stitching gether along one edge, which edge is thicker than the rest of the pad, and a hair engaging clamp havinga channel-sha ed retainer receiving and retaining said e ge.

. 14. In combination, a multi-ply hair waving pad, a cord extending along one edge thereof, the cord and plies being secured toget-her along said edge, and a hair engaging clamp having a channel-shaped retainer receiving said edge and cord and so retaining said pad in position.

15. In combination, a clamp comprising two articulated-arms arranged to engage a flat strand of hair near its roots, and a pad for covering said strand during a waving operation, one of said arms having retaim'n means engaging and retaining one edge 0 said pad.

16. In combination, a clamp arranged to clamp aflat strand of hair near its roots, 8. multi-ply pad for covering said strand during being secured together along one edge, and retaining means for holding said edge to one of the arms of said clamp .and maintaining said edge substantially straight.

17. A hair waving pad comprising an inner perforated ply of thin sheet metal to be positioned in contact with a Wound strand of hair, and a ply of absorbent material secured thereto to overlie the same when applied to said strand. I I

18. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising an inner metallic layer to contact a wound strand of hair, and an outer moisture retaining layer.

19. A multi-ply hair waving pad comprising a perforated ply of aluminum foil, and an imperforated ly of absorbent material, the ply of foil being placed in contactywith a wound strand of hair to be waved.

20. A hair waving pad comprising a ply of foraminous thin sheet metal to be placed adjacent a wound coil of hair.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature this 14th da of February, 1929.

' PHIIE. D. SPAETH, J n.

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